The UNSMOKE

Butt Blitz®

Join Canada’s Largest Cigarette Litter Cleanup

Participate Anywhere in Canada

No public events near you? You can still take part in the UNSMOKE Butt Blitz anywhere in Canada throughout April.

Collect cigarette butts in your own community, on your own schedule, and help us reach our national goal of 1 million cigarette butts collected in April.

How it Works

1. Register
Sign up as an individual participant using the form below.

2. Learn the basics
You’ll receive a short training through email that covers safety, what to collect, and how to submit your data.

3. Collect cigarette butts
Go out anywhere in your community during April and collect cigarette litter once or multiple times.

4. Submit your data
Each time you go out, submit how many cigarette butts you collected so your impact counts toward the national total.

What You’ll Need

  • Gloves (reusable or disposable)

  • An upcycled container (e.g. yogurt tub, jar, bucket)

  • Optional - litter picker or tongs

Register

Register through this form to participate as an individual. Once you sign up, we’ll guide you through the next steps by email.

You’re Joining a National Effort

Thousands of people across Canada participate in the UNSMOKE Butt Blitz each year, from public events to individual cleanups in local neighbourhoods.

Your participation helps build a clearer picture of cigarette litter across Canada and supports real, tangible solutions.

Every cigarette butt collected as part of individual participation:

  • contributes to our 1 million butt goal

  • is included in our live national totals

  • helps turn cigarette litter into recycled products

If we reach 1 million cigarette butts in April, we’ll build a bench made from recycled cigarette butts through TerraCycle, and volunteers will help decide where it’s installed in Ontario.

You can follow our progress toward 1 million in real time on our live dashboard

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CANADA CLEANUPS

Join thousands of people across Canada removing cigarette litter from our communities and recycling it responsibly.

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Recia, Greg and Nino at the Toronto Butt Blitz 2025 at Harbourfront Centre. They're wearing orange unsmoke t-shirts and posing with bins full of thousands of cigarette butts.